"It is what it is," [Dunleavey] said on Friday. "He called us up, gave us a couple of days' notice through his agent, saying, 'I'm just not feeling like I'm wanting to come in and play. I think I'll send in my retirement papers.'

"It caught his agent off guard. It caught everybody off guard. But like I said, it's better than bringing him into camp, taking a spot, working him in and then having maybe some disappointment."

Bottom line?

"He didn't waste our time," Dunleavy said...

"He's from West Virginia," Dunleavy said. "He could be like Brett Favre. And a month from now he could want to play again."

Dunleavy is from Brooklyn, and presumably everything west of the East River constitutes Appalachia. Favre is from Kiln, Mississippi -- an 859-mile drive from Jason Williams' hometown of Belle, West Virginia.

Who knows? Maybe Williams thought the depth chart at the 1 was too crowded -- ironic since the Clips have resided in Bronsonia for the better part of a decade. But credit to Williams for not stringing the Clips along with a perfunctory showing -- not that Williams has produced anything other than perfunctory results since he left Sacramento. Jason Hart instantanously assumes sole possession of the backup PG mantle. This could also potentially bode well for Mike Taylor James, who's on a make good deal.

Dontell Jefferson, Jelani McCoy, David Noel and Curtis Sumpter all received invitiations to Clippers' training camp. I always felt like Noel could've been a solid pro prospect if he had 2-3 more inches. He was a defensive gem at Carolina, and I remember him locking up Anthony Morrow, Jeremis Smith and everyone else on the wing for Tech c. 2005 AD. Still don't think Noel has a pro game, but it would be nice to see him have a good couple of weeks.

Regarding Sumpter, not sure how I feel about a Vichy player coming into Clippers' camp. First, Chris Kaman suits up for the Krauts, then the Clips start lobbing invites to collaborationnistes from the Vichy squad. Next thing you know, the organization will christen the new training facility Phillppe Pétain Court.

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I assume by Mike James you mean Mike Taylor. Some people over on clipsnation saw Taylor at UCLA and said he looks pretty good. But maybe this may lead to the clips signing Livingston if the wolves don't sign him. It seems like we are the only team that has any interest in him which is surprising. Maybe is injury isn't as healed as we thought.

I also vote for Marbury, got nothing to lose. Pretty sad sad that he'd rather retire than play for the clippers. Does he have that much money saved up that he could turn an NBA salary down? I bet he goes to europe.

Wow, that site of yours really is blowing up! Those message boards are poppin and your web design skills unreal. I love how you post topics and literally nobody responds. It's great. Seriously, you actually pay money for the web space to keep that piece of shit website up?

Sorry for the naive question guys, but I just moved to LA about a month ago and I keep hearing about all these pro pickup games at UCLA. Are they open to the public? I'm a UCLA grad student and I've been to the Wooden Center a few times, but it seems like there are only student games there. Is there another gym where the pros practice?

I ment, Dunleavy is clueless again as to why this happened. Just like Dunleavy expected Maggette and Brand to be back in Clippers uniforms. "It is what it is" What isn't what it is?

And my website is blowing up! It's the Clippers of websites.
Like I'd even spend any time on it. It doesn't cost me anything to put up because it's on the same server as a bunch of other sites. I used to post here as ProgramPrint.com

Here's a youtube of B Davis on Jenny Craig. Damn pathetic. I hope he's losing weight working out instead of just eating the jenny craig diet. If you're working out like he should be, he should be able to eat anything he wants.http://www.youtube.com/watc...

shaun may not want to come back after we kinda said we'd moved on. its like we dumped our girlfriend for another woman, found out she didnt like us, and then we're crawling back to our original trick for more booty. If I were Shaun I'd wait it out.

As a long time JWill fan I can see why he wanted out of there. All of the fans (you!) are the biggest idiots on the periphery of NBA landscape. I would rather play in Europe too if I were him. And the most idiotic statement I have read from your wasteland is "he has done nothing but perfunctory since Sacramento." What!!!??? If being the starting point guard for an NBA champion is perfunctory you PaperClip fans can keep your obscurity and that stupid word.

Yea we gave Shaun a cheap contract after we waived his rights. Which was smart at the time. But in his position interpreting what happened, we gave up on him, then came back to low ball him. I mean sure, yea the clippers offered him a deal but not nearly the same kind of money others were talking. Id be kinda jaded towards this organization that said "Shauns the future. Hes our guy. OHHHH Injured....wanna play for a 1/10th of the cost?" Which is essentially what we did.

For a player to get a "guaranteed contract" is more than he can ask for. Other teams would rather have him on a non-guaranteed basis first. I'm no business man, but I don't think you buy high when the rest of the buyers will only pay up to 1 mill for Shaun.

Why should the clips have offered him the same amount of money? There is a very large chance that he will never be the same player again. And also the clips still had his bird rights so if he came back and proved he was still good the clips could have signed him to a new offer and payed him more without it going against the salary cap limit.

J. Will was overrated. He can pass pretty well and was fun to watch. Other than than, he can't shoot, play D, or rebound. His assist totals aren't that great either. I wish he was still on the team, but don't think that a mediocre talent who is 32+ years old is going to be a season changer.

As for Livingston, he was lucky he went as high in the draft as he did. Everyone is saying "poor Shaun". If anything, he should feel ashamed at how he peformed when he was healthy (and that health was sporadic). He should have played college ball and either become a truly good player or his so-so talent would have come to the surface and he would have dropped big-time in the draft. He smelled money, got drafted, and got paid. The only thing is, the Clippers didn't get what they had hoped for in the bargain. This guy is an injury waiting to happen. The way he landed on that fateful slam dunk shows that he is not as athletic a scouts and fans had thought. That was a clutsy play that ended in catastrophe. Blue collar workers who get really hurt on the job (and I know a few) don't have the nest egg that Shuan now has. Enough already. Stop whining about Shaun!

Jerdog, I agree with you wholeheartedly. Why all the love for Shaun? Yeah, he suffered a devastating injury, but that shouldn't hinder his ability to count his money. I'm still extremely dumbfounded that the Clips didn't have the foresight to trade this guy in a package for Iverson two seasons ago. Yeah, yeah, we all know that AI hasn't made the Nugs much better but I guaran-damn-tee you that the Clips would've made the playoffs that year had we made that trade. Look, I believe Shaun is a nice guy... probably too nice... so much so, that he lacked the 'kill' factor as a competitor. I'd rather take a flyer on someone new (maybe it's Taylor, who knows?). I'd probably prefer an aging-but-still-solid vet to handle third-string PG duties, but that's just me. In the meantime, get over your infatuation with Shaun. Mercifully, the Livingston experiment has run its course.

As a cyclone alum I say we should take a chance on Taylor. He's got skills.

Shaun is damaged goods. Even if he recovers he will surely breakdown, his body is made of glass and he was wise to come straight from high school. Dude wouldn't even get drafted if he came out of school with 4 years of injuries at Duke or wherever...

I think a lot of us are forgetting how good Shaun was when he was healthy. He was beginning to run and get his shot down before the injury. No one ever questioned his passing ability and court vision. And he was certainly an above average defender. I don't fault the Clippers for taking him as high as they did. If he was in the draft last year, he probably would have went before Westbrook at number four.

So is anyone else relieved that training camp has finally arrived? I just hope BDavis draws some media coverage.

I'm not sure what's more embarrassing, the fact some fan had to post pictures of media day on realgm or that it's 11 AM the day after and Clippers.com has zilch. Most team sites put photos, video and stories up that AFTERNOON. Not our Clippers! And how about exciting the fans by putting up photos and info on the training facility? If it's really open why hasn't there been a story on the local news or LAT? Did they fire the publicist this year or something?

A couple of things I wanted to share here. I was going to post the media day pictures, but I see someone did already.

As far as the Maggette interview where he takes the 'jab' at Baron Davis and the Clipper club. I think it was taken a little out of context, but the point was still there. You can read the interview here:

http://blogs.mercurynews.co...
Media day was covered by Fox Sports West anchor Michael Eaves (on his blog but nonetheless some coverage). He has a good write up about the atmosphere throughout the day and Baron's effect. He also mentions the Shaun Livingston and Quinton Ross situation, but I will post that below. You can read up on it here:

Onto my favorite topic this offseason, Shaun Livingston. Shaun was in a real bad spot. He didn't have a chance to prove himself, and it sounded like he tried to workout for teams too early. Judging from media coverage, I don't think he is completely healed, nor will he be what we once thought he would be. Word from Eaves is "SL14" will sign with Miami very soon.

Quinton Ross turned down an offer from the Clippers to get more money. He now has to fight for a roster spot with the Grizzlies.

J Will could have put in productive minutes when b davis gets in fould trouble or once he likely gets hurt this year... Shaun is out and never coming back and Starbury is a team killer with a huge price tag. This team is purely leaning on the health of the top 7 players. Injury prone= clipper basketball=(